Broom



J. T. TAYLOR.

BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14| 1919.

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UNITED STATES JAMES T. TAYLOR, OF NORMANGEE, TEXAS.

BROOM.

Application filed February 14, 1919.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, .latins T. TAYLOR, a citizen er the United States,residino' at Normangee, in the county of Leon and @tate ot Texas, haveinvented new and useful improvements in Brooms, ot which the tollowingis a specification.

This invention relates to brooms and particularly to a broom headattachment, and

one object ot the same is to provide means for securing a broom to ahandle in such manner that the broom straw, liber or other strandmaterial, when worn, may be replaced or renewed by substantially similarstraw, or strand material with facility and convenience and therebymaterially reduce the cost of brooms and at the same time produce astrong and relatively durable broom structure.

`With these and other advantages in view the invention consists in theconstruction and arrangement ot the several parts which will be morefully hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in preferred form.

ln the drawing* Figure 1 is an elevation of a broom with the attachmentapplied and broken away and shown in section in part and embodying thefeatures of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on line2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detail perspective views ot parts of the improvedattachment shown separated.

rllhe numeral 5 designates a handle of the usual type and adapted, inaccordance with the lteatures of the invention, to be repeatedly used.The improved attachment comprises two head inclosingV members orsections 6 and 'l' of box-like form, the member 7 being of slightlysmaller dimensions than the member 6 and adapted to lit into the latter.Each of the members 6 and 7 are ot truncated triangle form, and each hasan upper or head flange 8 and side flanges 9, the latter reducing inwidth toward the lower wider end et each member where the effectiveclamping action of the two members takes place. Between the lowerterminals of the flanges 9 the lower wider ends ot' the members 6 and 7are fully open so as to brine. opposing vhat surfaces of the memhersMinst opposite portions et the v.li-.room

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Serial No. 277,048.

straw or other material in a manner which will alter expense. All theparts of the at tachment are constructed of sheet metal struck up in theshape specified and as light as possible consistent with the requisitestrength and durability required to provide for an effective attachmentfor holding1 broom material with such rigidity as to resist breakageunder the usual stress imposed upon a broom during sweeping and scrubbmgoperations. The member or box section 6 has a tubular socket l0 risingfrom the center of the head flange 8 thereof to receive ythe handle 5which is secured therein and both members G and 7 have reinforcing metalstrips or straps 11 and 12 applied over the outer sides thereof close tothe lower wider edges, said straps being bent over a portion oit theside anges 9 as at 13. These strips or straps 11 and 12 are lirmlysecured to the members or sections 6 and 7 and are used to strengthenthe members at the points where they are applied against bending ordistortion of the said members at the parts where the greatest clampingaction is ei'l'ected relatively to the broom material. The strips orstraps 11 and '12 are also provided as a positive supporting means fornutted securing bolts la which are inserted through openings 15 formedat intervals through the strips or straps 11 and 12 and the adjacentwider portions ot' the members or bor; sections G and 7, the bolts 14:eXtending across from one section to the other with their heads 16bearing against one strip or strap `and the nuts 17 thereof against theother strip or strap as clearly shown by Figs. 2 and 3.' The tubularsocket 10 and the handle 5 are reinforced by a removahle brace 18intermediately bent lor struck out as at 19 to provide a tongue 20 whichtits over the upper end portion of the member or section 7, this bracehaving openings 21 and 22 respectively Jformed in the upper end and thetongue 2O thereof. The part of the brace 1S above the tongue 20 is givena convex-concave form in cross section so that it will snugly litagainst the tubular socket 10, and the latter has opposite alinedopenings 23 formed therein to receive a securing bolt and nut 24: whichis inserted through the opening 21 of the brace, and through the saidopenings 23; and Vin the upper central or head portions of the membersor sections 6 and 7 openings 25 are termed with which the opening 22 etthe brace is adapted to register to receive a nutted securing bolt 26,`the latter bolt also acting to firmly unite and hold the upper portionsof the members or sections in associated relation. lWhen the brace 18 isapplied it will be seen that it resists bending or breakage of thetubular socket 10 and also strengthens the upper portions of the members or sections 6 and 7.

The Vmembers or sections 6 and 7 and the brace 18 may be readilyseparated by detaching' the bolts 15,26 and 2d, and the broom straw,liber or other strand material is gathered in close or contractedrelation and forced into place in the member or section 6 in such fullquantity that the body of the broom will be ample for the purposes ofsweeping or scrubbing or will be equal to the fullness of an ordinarybroom. After the broom material has been applied to the member orsection 6 the member or section 7 is applied thereover and forced intothe said member of section 6, and the bolts 1li insorted through theopenings 15. and secured, and finally the brace 18 is applied andsecured by the bolts 24: and v26. llVhen the members 6 and 7 are securedat their lower wider ends against the broom material they will set up aclamping action on the latter, the degree of such action depending uponthe tightening of the bolts 1drthrough their nuts 17, and it will beunderstood that the bolts 14C are inserted between the fibers of themeans the improved attachment may be repeatedly used in positivelyholding or supporting broom material. The reduction of 'the side flanges9 of the members 6 and 7 permit a closer movement of the lower widerportions of the members toward each other during the clamping action setup by the bolts 14rthan would be permitted if said flanges were of equalwidth throughoutk said handle should become broken at anyv time it maybe readily replaced without impairing the remaining' parts of theimproved attachment. l

`What is claimed as new is- ,A broom attachment of the class speciiied,consisting of two box-like clamping members both flaring from theirupper ends and both having angular side flanges tapering` toward thelower ends of the members, the one member being materially smaller thanthe other and loosely and detachably fitted therein, the tapering sideflanges permitting` avmaXimum clamping drawing action at the lowerextremities of the members, one of said clamping members being providedwith upwardly projecting handle-engaging means, fastening devicesextending transversely through the lower diverged extremities of themembers close to the lower edges of the latter and adapted to extendthrough the broom to which the members are applied, and a singlefastening removably inserted through the centers of the upper portionsof the members, the clamping contraction of the members being effectedto a maximum extent at their lower extremities.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. h.

1S JAMES T. TAYLOR. mark Witnesses:

Q. C.V GUINN, E. M. HOLLEMAN.

